Shipping tag



A. E. FISH.

SHIPPING TAG.

APPLlcATloN FILED APR.2,1920.

1,423,557, Yatellted July 25, 1922.

o'oara ow@ 2 JOHN DOE co.

CHICAGO. .Z

ALFRED E. FISI-I, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. i

SHIPPING TAG.

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Be it known that l, ALFRED E. F isi-i, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cooli and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementv in Shipping Tags, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to shipping tags for attachment to packages or boxes or various other articles which are to be shipped or transferred.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a practical and efficient form of shipping tag.

Another object of the invention is to prevent identity of the shipper being lost even though the tag may be torn or actually separated from the goods in shipment.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. l is a view of a shipping tag embodying my present invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the same;

Fig. 3 is a view of a portion of a tag in a torn condition. f

Referring to the drawings, I show in Fig. l a tag A, consisting of a card portion 1 and a piece 2 of reenforcing material attached to the front side of the end of the tag which is to be attached to the goods or package. The card portion l is preferably provided with lines 2 2 on which the name of the consignee may be written, for example, Richard Rowe, Galveston, Texas. Said card l is also provided with the name of the shipper, for example, John Doe Co., Chicago.

The piece 2 of reenforcing material is preferably secured to the card portion l by glue or otherwise, and preferably there is another piece 2.a on the opposite or back side of the card l, as shown in Fig. 2.

The pieces 2 and 2a are conveniently made of rectangular shape, and the piece is provided with suitable identifying indicia, such for example, as the name of the shipper, in this instance John Doe Co., Chicago, the same as on the card l. There are also preferably some words or indicia requestin that such person or firm be notified of the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, 1922.

1920. serial no. 370,627.

undirected article, as for example, the words lf tag is lost notify, above the name John Doe Co.

Means for attaching the tag to the package or article being shipped is shown in the form of a wire 5, although of course any other attaching or securing means, such as a string, metal fastener 0r the like, could be used. A metal eyelet 6 passing through the card l and also through the two pieces 2 and 2a is also preferably provided, as shown in Fig. 2. rlhe piece 2 is glued or otherwise secured to the card l with reasonable firmness, but loosely enoughto allow said piece 2 to separate from the card l before the eyelet 6 pulls through the card l, the glue being applied preferably only to the outer portion of the members 2 and 2a (that is the left hand part, referring to Figs. l and 2). Thus while it may be possible to separate the card l from the upper or imprinted reenforcing piece 2, it will be practically impossible to separate the wire 5 from said piece 2.

Consequently the very desirable result is secured that the identity of the shipper is always preserved, notwithstanding the tag is torn or mutilated or even separated from the attaching wire 5. This is due to the fact that even if the card l be separated from the reenforcing piece 2, as shown in Fig. 3, nevertheless said piece 2 and attaching wire 5 will hold together and the name of the shipper on the piece 2 will still be attached to the box by means of the wire 5. Even though the name of the consignee may disappear by reason ofthe card l being torn off and lost, nevertheless the name of the shipper will remain and consequently the railroad or express company handling the matter will be enabled to notify the shipper, so that the shipment can be traced and located and directions given either to forward it to the consignee or return it. This avoids a great deal of trouble, expense and annoyance, as well as very serious iinancial loss, due to tag becoming lost or torn off and all identity not only of consignee, but also of shipper disappearing, so that it is practically impossible to tell anything` about the goods, whence they came or where they are going.

It will be understood that changes and mocliiications may be made Without departforcing material being secured to said card ing` 'from the spirit of' the invention. only at the outer portion of said material l0 That l claim is: so as to permit it to separate from the card A shipping tag comprising a. card and a When drawn upon by the attachingmeans.

5 piece of reen'lorcing material attached to In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe the card and hearing identifying; indicia7 in my name this 26th day of March A. D., combination With means for attaching the 1920. tag to the article to be shipped, Said reeni ALFRED E. FISH. 

